Hermès - Registration Document 2016

Corporate social responsability

People

Workforce by geographical area

Americas 7%

Japan 6%

Employee numbers have increased in all regions, to support the Group’s development. However, this rise is most marked in France due to the development of the various production sites which have opened in previous years, but also as a result of the new Maroquinerie de Normandie in 2016.

Asia-Pacific 15%

2

Europe (excluding France) 11%

France

61%

Distribution of additional jobs

Geographical area

2015

2016

% growth

Americas

832

871

5% 4% 3% 6% 1% 5%

7%

Asia-Pacific

1,897 1,308 7,461

1,980 1,351 7,881

14%

Europe (excluding France)

7%

France Japan

71%

746

751

1%

GRAND TOTAL

12,244

12,834

100%

Sales staff include: s s all people in direct contact with clients in stores, such as sales asso- ciates, cashiers, hostesses, store security staff, etc.; s s specialised networks (perfumes, watches, etc.), and all indivi- duals who work with intermediaries, sales representatives, export managers, etc.; s s all people in direct contact with finished goods and in indirect contact with clients, that is, employees who work in distribution but who are not directly engaged in selling. Production staff include: s s all stakeholders taking part in the physical production of finished goods; s s all people in indirect contact with finished goods, that is, employees who work in production without taking part in the actual process of physical production. Support staff include: s s all people who employ a specific skill or expertise in design or other creative fields; s s all people who are members of departments such as Group mana- gement, finance, human resources, administration, legal, IT, press, public relations, etc.

Workforce by sector

The Group has retained balanced growth by maintaining a stable breakdown by segment.

Sales 38%

Production 46%

Support 16%

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